Hair roll or the like



Feb. 7, 19.39,. w. HUPERT :2,146,674

HAIR ROLL OR THE LIKE Filed sept. 28, 1937 fis.

\ ATTORN EY Patented Feb. 7, 1939 PATENT OFFICE HAIR ROLL OR THE LIKE William Huppert, New

York, N. Y., assignor to Delamere Company, Inc., a corporation of Del- Application September 28, 1937, Serial No. 166,038

3 Claims.

This invention relates to hair rolls or like articles which are used to wind and support hair in the form of a roll, puff, or curl.

Among the objects of the invention are to pro- 5 vvide a device of this character for forming the hair in a roll at the back, sides, or other parts ci the wearers head, and for supporting the rolled hair in proper shape and position.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a hair roll which is light in weight, of flexible construction, and easily manipulated.

The invention provides a device of light weight whereby the hair may be wound into a roll of relatively large diameter, which device may be comfortably worn in the hair to support the roll.

The novel features and advantages of my invention will appear more fully from the following description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device;

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the core member in cross-section as on the line 2 2 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional View taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, but on a larger scale;

Fig. 4 is a View showing the ends of the hair engaged in the device prior to rolling; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of a hair roll supported by the device at the back of the Wearers head.

'I'he device comprises a tubular core member III, of braided flexible resilient material, such as horsehair, artificial horsehair, or the like,y having suiiicient body and stiffness to hold its shape but without undesired rigidity. 'Ihe core preferably tapers towards its ends, and it is permanently fastened at or adjacent its ends by clasps I2 or other suitable fastening means to a flexible strand or arm I I that extends lengthwise through the core. The strand II may consist of flexible covered wire and forms a part of the member I3. The member I3 is preferably, though not necessarily, formed of a single length of wire in which case its ends may be joined together, preferably within the core, by a clasp I4, or in any other desired manner.

I5 is a companion flexible strand or arm extending lengthwise of the core I and lying against its outer surface. The strands or arms I3 and I may be connected at their outer extremities by U-shaped bends I6.

It should be noted that since the core is permanently fastened at its ends to the strand I3,

the core cannot expand or contract lengthwise although it may be deformed circumferentially by external finger pressure. Upon release of such pressure, however, the core will spring back to its normal shape. This feature, as will be hereinafter pointed out, permits of initially gripping the hair ends between the strands I3 and I5 prior to rolling the hair. Furthermore, the core, withoutI materially increasing the weight of the device, provides a form of relatively large diameter around which the hair may be wound into a roll with a few turns of the device.

In using the device, the strand I5 is separated slightly from the core IIJ to provide a space therebetween in which the ends of the hair may be inserted, as indicated in Fig. 4. 'Ihe wire strands I3 and I5 may be pressed toward each other by finger pressure to grip the hair ends. While these strands are flexible, still they have a greater degree of stiffness than the core and so they serve to afford a rm initial grip on the hair. The device is rotated axially to windthe hair on the roll and the end portions are bent in to hold it in place.

It is to be understood that the invention herein described and claimed may be embodied in various forms and construction.

What I claim is:

1. A hair roll support of the character described comprising a resilient hollow tube of open mesh construction fastened at two spaced points to a non-extensible ilexible strand that extends lengthwise through the-tube, the strand being free from attachment to or contact with the tube except at the points of fastening.

2. A hair roll support of the character described comprising a hollow tube of resilient open mesh braided material tapering towards its end and fastened at its ends to a strand of flexible wire that extends lengthwise through the tube Without contacting the latter except at the points of fastening.

3. A hair roll comprising a hollow core member of light stii resilient material mounted at two fixed spaced points on a flexible strand that extends lengthwise through the core member without contacting the latter except at the points of fastening, and a second exible strand connected to the first mentioned strand and adapted to lle against the outer surface of the core member.

WILLIAM HUPPERT.

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